- Britain's Princess Eugenie is getting married to London socialite Jack Brooksbank.
- 1,200 members of the public have been invited — you can submit your ballot to attend here.
- Applicants must hold a UK address.
- The wedding will take place at Windsor Castle on October 12.
Just when you thought the royal hysteria would never die down, there's going to be another royal wedding.
Princess Eugenie, who is the Queen's granddaughter, is marrying London socialite Jack Brooksbank — and, just like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's royal wedding, the public is invited.
The princess and her fiancé have invited 1,200 members of the public into the grounds of Windsor Castle, where the wedding will take place in October.
—The Royal Family (@RoyalFamily) July 18, 2018
To be in with a chance of receiving an invite, members must enter a ballot by August 8, which you can find here.
Unfortunately for foreign fans of the royal family, applicants must hold a UK address.
Attendees will be able to watch the service from the grounds and see guests arrive at the chapel as well as the carriage procession afterwards.
Princess Eugenie and Brooksbank got engaged in Nicaragua in January. They started dating in 2010, while Eugenie was still a student at Newcastle University, where she studied English literature, art history, and politics.
Brooksbank, 31, has been described by the UK society magazine Tatler as the king of the London club scene. He is the manager of the Kensington branch of the Mahiki nightclub, a venue popular with the younger generation of the royal family.
Princess Eugenie is the second daughter of Prince Andrew and Sarah, Duchess of York. She also has a common ancestor with her fiancé, which goes back to the 19th century.
The couple are third cousins once removed — they are both descended from 19th-century aristocrat Thomas William Coke, the second Earl of Leicester.
You can read the chart explaining how this works here.
The phenomenon is not uncommon, especially given the relatively contained social circles in which the British aristocracy has traditionally moved. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, by comparison, are related even more closely, and have a common ancestor in Queen Victoria.
